Reader Claire took to Pinterest for some tips on dressing up her tresses, like the simple braided up-do Stacy of Hart & Sew shared:

source: Hart & Sew

Lovely, sweet, casual… elegant in its simplicity, really, and oh-so-easy to achieve. Right?

So after some teasing, twisting, spraying and swearing, Claire came away with the following conclusion – and posted to her tumblr blog:
“Any kind of braid seen on Pinterest is un-possible to replicate in real life.”

I’ve never tried this one, but I do have two books called Beautiful Braids and More Beautiful Braids…I think they’re from the 80s or 90s. I’ve actually had a lot of luck with them, so if you can find them somewhere, give them a shot! Anything that can teach this girl how to do hair is a downright miracle worker!